Author/Illustrator: Beatrix Potter
Genre: Traditional Literature
Awards: Lewis Caroll Shelf Award
Grade Level: PK-2
Mrs. Rabbit had four little rabbits: Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. Peter was a naughty little bunny and the others were three good little bunnies. While the three good little bunnies went down the road to pick berries, Peter went on to get into mischief. The little bunnies were warned about going near Mr. McGregor's garden. Bad things would come of it, like Mr. Rabbit, for example, was made into a pie for entering the garden. This was not to stop Peter from venturing out. Defiant Peter made it into the garden, but met face to face with Mr. McGregor and his gardening hoe. Mr. McGregor stopped everything to stop Peter the rabbit of his thievery . Peter was close to being captured but made it out alive. With his clothes being left behind, Mr. McGregor strung them up to act as a scarecrow to ward off birds. Peter ran all the way home. A tired out Peter went to bed early while the other three good little bunnies had bread and milk.
The illustrations are simple and fade into the page. The illustrator uses a soft, natural color palette to appeal to younger readers.
This is a classic book that every child should be familiar with. Teachers can introduce predictions to students by having them guess what will happen to the characters in the end.
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